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fall flowers of your choice, such as sunflowers, dahlias and cockscombs

Cut and Hollow Out Butternut Squash

On a cutting board, slice off the top of the butternut squash with a chef's knife (Image 1). With a long-handled spoon (such as an iced tea spoon), make a ring around the inside of the squash, leaving about a 1/2-inch border around the outside of the squash (Image 2).

Using the spoon, hollow out the squash until you reach the seeds at the bottom (Image 3). Turn the squash upside down, tapping on the cutting board until free of seeds. Repeat with remaining squash.

Discard top and reserve seeds for another use.

Cutting a Butternut Squash

In step one of this project, use a sharp knife to cut the top off of the squash.

Cut and Hollow Out Butternut Squash for DIY Vase

Step one of the how-to project involves using a spoon to hollow out the squash until you reach the seeds at the bottom. Turn the squash upside down, tapping on the cutting board until free of seeds. Repeat with remaining squash.

Hollow Out the Butternut Squash Vase

Using the spoon, hollow out the squash until you reach the seeds at the bottom. Turn the squash upside down, tapping on the cutting board until free of seeds. Repeat with remaining squash to complete step three.

Fill With Flowers

Set each butternut squash vase upright to make sure it stands on its own. If the bottom of the squash is not flat, use the chef's knife to level it.

Fill the hollowed-out squash with an assortment of fall flowers. Here, we used cockscombs, sunflowers and dahlias.

Fill Butternut Squash Vase with Colorful Flowers

Set each butternut squash vase upright to make sure it stands on its own. If the bottom of the squash is not flat, use the chef's knife to level it. Fill the hollowed-out squash with an assortment of fall flowers to complete step four of the project. Here, we used cockscombs, sunflowers and dahlias.

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